Traveling with young children is not only hectic but also tedious. When traveling with a baby, there are several challenges encountered from ensuring that all baby’s requirements are packed to ensuring it is comfortable. If the kid is uncomfortable during the trip, you are sure you will not have peace too. An infant passport will also be required. It is mandatory for everybody traveling in or out of US to have passports including children. Some ways on how to obtain infant United States passport are discussed below.
Infant Passport
Understand that you will obtain an infant passport as you do that of an adult as the procedure is the same. Getting forms to fill from the immigration offices will be the first stride in the journey of getting your kid a passport. Though time consuming, it can easily be obtained if you make of commitment of doing it once and for all. These forms can be completed online or you can get one from any traveling agency. You can even get pass port expedite services.
US Citizenship
The other thing that follows is giving evidence that your child is a citizen of the United States. This is done via presentation of the birth certificate or the naturalization certificate if the baby was born outside the US. These vital documents must be presented alongside certificate of citizenship.
Passport Photos
You have to provide official passport photographs of your child that has to be of the specified measurement. They have to be two in number measuring 2 by 2 inches. It is worth noting that only photos taken by certified professional photographer are accepted. Your photos risk rejection if this rule is not adhered to. If you do not need it urgently, you will accompany these documents with fees of application.
Parental Documents
The other “must do” thing is submission of documents proving parental relationship to the infant. With the high rates of child trafficking, the government has taken such steps to ensure that no child is smuggled inside or outside the US. Among the documents needed as proof include a court order establishing custody of the child, parent’s identification and the child’s birth certificate bearing both parents names.
Parental Consent
Parental consent acknowledging issuance of the passport is required before the documents can be approved. This is an important requirement and should be provided even if the child has single parent. In such cases, a note of authorization should be given from the other parent if still alive. In cases where one parent is deceased, a death certificate should be provided or a court order allowing sole custody.
Travel Documents
A parent will have to renew the traveling document for his child after five year. All the parent needs to do after the expiry date is to go through this same procedure again. Please note that the physical presence of the child together with its genuine parent is still important in even in the second time of obtaining this document.